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Alright, it has to do with resolution and refresh rate. A 720i/p HD set gets 1280x720, a 1080i/p gets 1920x1080 resolution, both of which can be attained by a computer monitor but honestly to get a flat planel at 1920x1080 native resolution is by no means cheep. Now here comes the kicker, 60fps. A 1080i/p gets 1920x1080 at 60fps (well drop 60 but who cares), to get that, esp while video gaming, requires a kick ass graphics card... like professional quality... the stuff we use at work because I work at a media company and never would afford at home, even so we can't get our output at 1080i/p res yet... soon but not yet. Now, a 1280x720 is doable... my monitor at home gets 1680x1080 and I can sorta game at native screen using a moderate graphics card, if I got a brand new 500$ one I prolly could... if I got an sli I definitely could. So thats the deal. ~Ben On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 9:45 AM, Bill Horne <[hidden email]> wrote: > I got this submission to the Telecom Digest, and I'd like to know who's > used these on a Linux machine, or what other cards you've used. > > I'm also curious about resolution: Bray says computer monitors are "not up > there with a true HDTV set", and I want to know why. > > TIA. > > Bill Horne > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Who needs an HDTV? > Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 01:52:08 -0400 (EDT) > From: Monty Solomon <[hidden email]> > Organization: The Telecom Digest > Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom > > > TECH LAB > Who needs an HDTV? > > By Hiawatha Bray | May 8, 2008 > > Given the feeble state of the economy, many of you are in no mood to > blow $1,000 or more on a high-definition TV set. But then, you > probably own one already. > > It's called a computer monitor. The typical monitor can display HD > video of respectable quality - not up there with a true HDTV set, but > not bad. All you need now is a fairly robust personal computer, and a > digital TV tuner that plugs into a USB port and captures the video > signals. > > We've been trying out a couple of these tuners - the $99 Hauppauge > WinTV-HVR-950Q from Hauppauge Computer Works Inc. and the $129 PCTV > HD Ultimate Stick from Pinnacle Systems, a division of Avid > Technology Inc. in Tewksbury. These are list prices, by the way; shop > around and you'll likely find them for less. > > Each gadget comes with a simple antenna that'll capture both analog > and digital TV signals being broadcast over the airwaves. Both > devices are made for computers running Microsoft Corp.'s Windows > operating system. But Hauppauge and Pinnacle offer similar tuners for > Apple Inc.'s Macintosh machines. > > ... > > > http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2008/05/08/who_needs_an_hdtv/ > > > -- > E. William Horne > William Warren Consulting > Computer & Network Installations and Service > 781-784-7287 > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [hidden email] > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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